Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-23


Rosamond. little hurt and dIssr
pointed at bis silence. again turned %
60; but he laid his hand on her arm.
Come this way" he said. aud she
followed,
Leaving the noisy jewellers. he
opened door, ascending one fight OF
stairs, and led the way into his own
study.
Have you any wish to keep this
ring ?" he asked, as they stood side by
side before the cheerful hearth.
She raised her head little proudly
as she answered. "Hone"
AFTER all the mischief it has wrought
could not bear to have you TO wear
it, " and he dropped it into the fire.
''But come here. see this" He drew
her tenderly within his arm as he I'M
locked tiny drawer in d tall cabinet
Here is the ring offered you once b g.
fore in the place Of that. You refused
i then. VIII you accept it now ? A
Christmas gift from me. token Of
peace and love ? Speak to me dar-
ling; surely l have waited long" Then
without waiting for any reply. he raised
the pretty hand and slipped on the
glitterlng circle. There let there be
no dropping this, for see fastened II
on with kiss."
A shout of merry voices and noise
of scampering feet soon warned them
to appear below.
1--WE shall have many years together
precious one; We can easily spare them
this one evening"" said Harold, and
they advanced brayely TO meet the in.
yaders. who were hunting for them
high and low.
what hol my liege. we have themr'
cried the queen, whose crown was BY
this time sadly awry. 'sconspirators!
We hold you in the kings name"
The advancing monarch received the
news of the capture with his wontcd
solemnity. His crown was neatly and
firmly settled on his head. as if he
never meant to remove it 1t looked as
If it might have grown there.
why this unseemly uproar in the
realm?" cried Heywode. entering into
the spirit of the fun. to cover Miss
Youngs confusion.
'T1'he cutting Of the ring cake has
been too long deferred" replied his
majesty. Moreover. it has disap-
pearcd. Our commands are that IT be
produced. severed, and distributed at
once"
The cake indeed could not be found.
and the courticrs were on the hlghroad
toward accusing Harold and Rosamond
of having eaten ii. ring and all, when
Mrs. Barley hustled in with many
apologies. and Gained the tumult with
a word.
II locked it up myself" said the
worthy lady. and she managed in pass
ing 10 whisper a few words to Miss
Young
Rosamond in her turn conveyed
some mysterious intelligence to Miss
Stanislas. who was elected 10 cut the
cake. What il was all about who shall
say? But either Judge Wesley John
was in rare luck. or there was a secret
and Illegal mark on that cake known
only TO The Initiated. in which case
there were certainly three conspirators.
One thing remains. Ma. John got the
ring.
All eyes then turned on Rosamond,
for il seemed to have been agreed by
all that she was The lady of his cho'ce
The surprise was therefore great when.
with regal pomp and circumstance. the
king conferred it on his queen.
il was a ring Of twisted silver, shap-
ed like lovers knot Miss Stanislas
received il very prettily, and / may as
well make long story short and say
at once that she wore it on the third |
finger OF her left hand. where few
months afterward it was replaced by
heavy wedding band Of gold.
Whether In the solitude of her fine
when the servants are out,
and Judge Johns clients are not high, |
she has ever taught her husband the
Ia polonaisc / cannot tell. / |
think myself il is more than likely she
has at least made the attempt. feel
i no less sure that with dignified de-
meanor lie has been able to resist her